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            Welcome to Berkeley DB (DB) 11<span class="emphasis"><em>g</em></span> Release 2 (which provides library version 
            11.2.5.3).  This book describes the DB Tcl API, including all
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                        Getting Started with Transaction Processing for C
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                        <a class="ulink" href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17076_02/html/gsg_db_rep/C/index.html" target="_top">
                                Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for C
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                        Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17076_02/html/installation/index.html" target="_top">
                        Berkeley DB Installation and Build Guide
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17076_02/html/bdb-sql/index.html" target="_top">
                        Berkeley DB Getting Started with the SQL APIs
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17076_02/html/api_reference/C/frame_main.html" target="_top">
                        Berkeley DB C API Reference Guide
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